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Sharp drop in international recruitment of nurses and midwives

By Liz Wells 05 December 2025

The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates who can practise in the UK has risen to a record 860,801, but there has been a sharp fall in international recruitment, new data reveals.

COMMUNITY

Local people invited to take control of £20m Pride in Place investment

By Lee Peart 04 December 2025

Local people are being invited to join neighbourhood boards to decide how £20m will be spent in their communities over the next decade.

SEND

Government confirms access to early SEND support

By Liz Wells 04 December 2025

The government has confirmed that new community-based early SEND intervention is to roll out in every Best Start Family Hub from April.

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Streeting says NHS will 'weather the storm' of flu-demic and strikes

By Lee Peart 04 December 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said the NHS will seek to ‘weather the storm’ in the face of record flu levels and December strikes.

GPS

Over quarter of GPs use AI but national policy 'failing' to keep up with pace of change

By Liz Wells 04 December 2025

More than a quarter of GPs (28%) say they use AI tools to help with their work but they are faced with a ‘wild west’ when deciding which tools to use and how, due to a lack of consistent national g...

DIGITAL

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust integrates digital growth charts within EPR

By Liz Wells 04 December 2025

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to implement advanced growth charting, integrating digital growth charts within its EPR.

REGULATION

Investigation finds NHS staff 'exposed to cancer causing chemical'

By Lee Peart 04 December 2025

NHS staff have been left disabled and with severe asthma as a result of exposure to a cancer-causing chemical, according to an investigation.

WELSH GOVERNMENT

Wales' top doctor says preventing ill-health is an urgent priority

By Liz Wells 04 December 2025

Wales must urgently shift towards a prevention-first approach to health to address ‘stagnating’ life expectancy and mounting pressures on its health services, the chief medical officer's annual rep...

NORTHERN IRELAND

Northern Ireland introduces career and development model for nursing and midwifery

By Liz Wells 04 December 2025

A new career and development model for nursing and midwifery in Northern Ireland has been launched to support professional development and workforce retention.

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